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From: mading@puff.UUCP
Newsgroups: alt.drugs,misc.legal,alt.flame
Subject: Re: Mescaline (Re: The War on Drugs-1 year old today)
Message-ID: <1184@puff.wisc.edu>
Date: Fri, 30-Oct-87 21:02:56 EST
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Posted: Fri Oct 30 21:02:56 1987
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Keywords: Just say NO to drugs, YES to life.
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Summary: absolutely correct

In article <591@auscso.UUCP>, johnm@auscso.UUCP (John B. Meaders) writes:
> Why do you complain about drug laws?  If you want to see why we have
> them why don't you ride with the police in your city during a deep night
> shift in a "bad" part of town.  When you see the "dirtballs" who have anything
> to do with drugs you will understand why we have laws against them.
> Why do you need chemicals to have fun?  Can't you just "get high" on being
> alive.

Mr. Meaders is absolutely correct!  It is just sad that some intelligent netterswho want drugs like LSD legalized so they can use the drug without fear of goingto jail have no real life.  If they were to die right now, few would mourn theirdeath because they never lived.  As for me, who gets high on life without most
chemicals, I will be missed when I pass on to heaven.  That is because I am
LIVING.  Those who use drugs are not living, they are just EXISTING.  There are
those out there who are pro-legalization but do not use drugs.  My question to
them is WHY?  They give arguments about keeping the jails from becoming over-
crowded, and that legalized drugs would solve the drug problem.  But will it?
They say themselves that alcohol, a legal drug, does more harm than illegal
drugs, why isn't it illegal?  Well, think for yourself--most problems with
drugs come from legal drugs, and decriminalization would just add to the
problem.  The real answer is low-cost treatment, education, and better enforce-
ment of our borders to keep drugs out.

Eric Mading

Disclaimer: I don't speak for my University.